Senate confirms Cindy McCain, Jeff Flake to ambassador posts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed two prominent anti-Trump Republicans to serve in the Biden administration on Tuesday with former Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona approved to serve as the ambassador to Turkey and Cindy McCain, the wife of the
US, China sparring over Taiwan heats up anew
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China are stepping up their war of words over Taiwan in a long-simmering dispute that has significant implications for the power dynamic in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
B.C. auditor highlights COVID-19 relief program risks, budget dispute with government
VICTORIA — British Columbia's auditor general says he has a decade-long difference of opinion with the government over calculating the province's financial bottom line that now adds up to $6 billion. Michael Pickup said the concern relates to the way ...
Cause of eight N.B. ‘mystery’ brain disease deaths identified by pathologist
FREDERICTON — A neuropathologist who examined the deaths of eight people in New Brunswick initially described as having a mysterious neurological disease says the deaths were actually due to known diseases. A summary of the study led by Dr. Gerard Jans...
Alaska special session trudges on with little action
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature is in special session but it's quiet at the Capitol, where many legislative offices have been dark, floor sessions in some cases have lasted seconds and little progress has been made toward resolving
In their own words: Quick Quotes about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet
OTTAWA — The makeup of the newly sworn-in Liberal cabinet caused a stir of responses on Tuesday. Here are some of things people said about the picks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "One of the things we saw very clearly in this election
B.C. offers more rebates for electric vehicle charging stations in condos, apartments
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is helping apartment and condo owners plug into the growing demand for electric vehicles by offering rebates and other funding to install chargers in their buildings. Bruce Ralston, the minister of energy, m...
He’s running for DA, challenging the NYPD and the status quo
NEW YORK (AP) — Days before the final votes are cast in an election likely to make him Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, Alvin Bragg is showing just how different a prosecutor he might be.
American-Iranian man detained in Iran undergoes surgery
WASHINGTON (AP) — An 84-year-old Iranian-American man who has been detained in Iran for more than five years underwent surgery on Tuesday to clear a blockage in an artery to the brain that his family and supporters have described as
State drops open container citation against Alaska lawmaker
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An open container citation issued to an Alaska state lawmaker has been dismissed because the trooper who issued the citation is no longer in state employment after being accused of sexual abuse of a minor.